The Cooler Master Silent Pro M2 is a partially modular designed power supply line ranging from 420W all the way to 1500W. The next generation Silent Pro M2 improves upon the previous Silent Pro M series by utilizing a powerful single rail (dual rail for higher-end models) and an improved cooling system implementing a crafted aluminum-copper heatsink with a 135mm hydraulic dynamic bearing fan. The high-end Silent Pro M2 1500W model has a hardwired and a modular +12V rail that has six 6+2 pins and six 8-pin PCI-E power connectors. The 1500W Silent Pro M2 power supply carries an 80 Plus Silver certification and has an array of safety features like OVP, UVP, OCP, OPP, OTP and SCP. The Cooler Master Silent Pro M2 1500W has an MSRP of $399 USD and carries a 5-year warranty."

The Zeus Thunder 2500 SE showed us that you can get a very nice custom PC from a large system builder like CyberPowerPC. The wide variety of components that you get to select from and the unbeatable prices are impressive. If you are looking to build a new PC you should really take a look at what CyberPowerPC has to offer as you might be surprised..."

Even though the original Corsair HX850 power supply received the 80 Plus Gold certification, Corsair decided to downgrade it to the 80 Plus Silver certification, as the manufacturer felt the 80 Plus Gold levels couldn`t be sustained at high temperatures. (Wouldn`t it be great if all manufacturers had this kind of concern?) Now Corsair is releasing a revamped version of its HX850, the HX850 Gold. Let`s see if this new version is a good product."

Seasonic is a company held in high regard by enthusiasts and today we can see why. The Platinum 1000W unit, which unit is most likely to serve as the base design for many other Platinum units where Seasonic will be the OEM behind, is unquestionably a remarkable platform capable of delivering outstanding overall performance to enthusiasts, professionals and overclockers alike..."

The Corsair HX850 has been in production for many years. Its successor has many improvements to show, including Gold efficiency and a new look similar to the HX1050 unit. Fan noise is also under control, the unit will go passive at low loads."

The FSP Aurum Xilenser 500W has no fan whatsoever, and the housing consists mostly of empty space. The power supply is therefore able to take advantage of the naturally created airflow. Even the heatsinks are quite modest. FSP has tried to make the design so efficient that it creates almost no heat that needs to be dissipated.

Rosewill decided to join the Platinum party with a brand new PSU series, called Fortress. All units of this line use a non-modular cabling system, probably in an effort to restrict production cost thus making them more appealing to budget oriented users."

The PRO XXX Edition is a new power supply series from XFX with a modular cabling system and the 80 Plus Bronze certification. Models from XFX without a modular cabling system are called Core Edition. Let`s see how the 650 W model fared on our tests."

The 550-watt Dark Power Pro 10 is a modular power supply, and comes with very solid connectors. You get 7 molex and 9 SATA connectors in the box. For graphics cards you get four 6/8-pin PEG connectors and a 6-pin connector, so five in total. That's a lot for a 550W power supply, and all of the modular cables are individually sleeved. It has 80 Plus Gold certification, which means it’s a very efficient PSU.

The OCZ Fatal1ty 1000W is a well-balanced power supply of high quality, offering great performance and a unique appearance. Considering its target group, it may not be cheap but it is not excessively expensive either. We are certain that hardcore users will enjoy the Fatal1ty 1000W unit, particularly those who would like to have a unit with individually sleeved cables but do not have the skills or the time to perform such an extensive modification..."

"In the next few months Enermax will be refreshing their offering in the mainstream / low end areas bringing the Triathlor to market. Today we have the 550w model on our test bench to find out what it offers for those on a limited budget."

Now that more powerful power supplies are becoming the thing to have to support all your power hungry hardware, Cooler Master has released the Silent Pro M2 1500w. It sports an 80 plus silver efficiency rating with dual 12v rails. Cooler Master has implemented a 135 mm Hydraulic Dynamic Bearing Fan for quieter operation. Eco-friendly design, Erp Lot6 Ready, with a maximum 5Vsb current draw target in S5 off-mode of 0.1A for its motherboards and needed to ensure the system will consume < 1W in its off-mode. It comes with a five-year warranty and high reliability with an MBTF of at least 100,000 hours of use. Now lets’ get going with this overview … so read on!

"The Enermax Platimax 1000W power supply delivers very good
efficiency with good voltage regulation and is eco-friendly by meeting
the new ErP Lot 6 standby efficiency criteria. Under normal operating
conditions the power supply is very quiet, virtually silent thanks to
Enermax's Twister bearing fan and well tuned speed control circuit.
However, the AC ripple on the DC outputs was a little higher than we
like to see on a high-end, premium priced power supply but was well
within the recommended ATX guidelines."

The new GreenMe power supply series from In Win has 550 W, 650 W, and 750 W versions, all with the 80 Plus Bronze certification. In a very different move, In Win committed to donate USD 1.00 to the World Wildlife Foundation (WWF) for every GreenMe unit sold. We`ve already reviewed the 750 W version; let`s now see if the 650 W model is a good buy."